xvi, 294 pages ; 23 cm

First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philosophy of the history of mankind. More specifically, its avowed aim is to assist in heightening our awareness of the present by placing it within the framework of the long obscurity of prehistory and the boundless realm of possibilities which lie within the undecided future. This analysis is split into three parts: World history; the present and the future; and the meaning of history

Includes bibliographical references and index

The Axial Period -- Schema of world history -- Prehistory -- The ancient historical civilisations -- The Axial Period and its consequences -- The specific quality of the West -- Orient and occident: the Eastern and the Western world -- Once more: a schema of world history -- The intrinsically new: science and technology -- The present situation of the world -- The future -- Boundaries of history -- Basic structures of history -- The unity of history -- Our modern historical consciousness -- Overcoming history

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